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Children's hospital hit as Russian strikes kill dozens in Ukraine

2 hours ago By Rob Corp & Kyla Herrmannsen , BBC News, in London & Kyiv Share

Video posted by President Zelensky shows extensive damage to Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital

A children's hospital in Kyiv has been hit after Russia launched a wave of missile strikes against cities across Ukraine. Two people died when the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital - Ukraine's biggest paediatrics facility - sustained major damage during the blast. Thirty-one people across the country were killed in the early morning bombardment, officials said. Lesia Lysytsia, a doctor at the hospital, told the BBC the moment the missile struck was "like in a film" with a "big light, then an awful sound". "One part of the hospital was destroyed and there was a fire in another. It's really very damaged - maybe 60-70% of the hospital," she said. Pictures from the scene showed young children - some with IV drips - sitting outside the hospital as it was evacuated. Vitaliy Klitschko, Kyiv's mayor, said the two who died at the hospital were adults - one of whom was a doctor. He added that rescuers feared more people were trapped under the rubble. Russia has denied targeting the hospital, saying it was hit by fragments of a Ukrainian air defence missile. But Ukraine says it has found remnants of a Russian cruise missile.

Reuters Patients had to be taken to safety with their intravenous drips still attached

Ohmatdyt is a major hospital which carries out cancer treatment and organ transplants. "Now we are in the process of evacuating patients to the nearest hospital.. [but] many patients are intubated and on ventilators and cannot have contact with other patients or go outside," Dr Lysytsia said. Hospital officials told Ukrainian TV that about 20 children were being treated in the ward which was hit. Following the strike, Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina wore a black ribbon as a mark of respect when she played in the round of 16 at Wimbledon on Monday afternoon. Mayor Klitschko accused Russia of attempting the "genocide of [the] population in Ukraine". "Right now the whole world can see how Russian missiles and Kamikaze drones killed Ukrainian citizens in our peaceful city. The mayor added that a separate maternity hospital in Kyiv's Dniprovsky district had also been partially destroyed by falling debris, killing seven people.

Reuters Ukraine's Elina Svitolina wore a black ribbon while playing Wimbledon tennis championships in London as a mark of respect

Mr Zelensky wrote on social media that "more than 40 missiles of different types" had hit buildings and infrastructure in cities including Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. He called for a stronger Western response "to the blow that Russia has once again delivered on our population, on our land, on our children". Dnipro regional head Sergiy Lysak said one person was killed in Dnipro city and six more injured. He added that a high-rise building and a business had been hit. Three people were killed in Pokrovsk, in the eastern Donetsk region, where Russian forces have taken control of a number of villages in recent weeks. The Russian bombardment comes as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Moscow for a two-day state visit where he is due to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin.

Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko condemns Russian 'genocide'

diopik on July 8th, 2024 at 11:21 UTC »

Children with cancer is literally the saddest thing on earth. It’s emotional that children go through that. And now Russians are targeting missiles on them and killing them? What the fuck is this?

PsiAmp on July 8th, 2024 at 10:45 UTC »

Russia targeted children's hospital. Russian tg channels post that it has to be targeted second time with a photo of mothers holding their sick children outside of ruined hospital.

https://i.imgur.com/hZeByjr.jpeg

https://imgur.com/gallery/russia-targeted-childrens-hospital-ukraine-russian-tg-channels-post-that-has-to-be-targeted-second-time-with-photo-of-mothers-holding-sick-children-outside-of-ruined-hospital-simA7qa

alppu on July 8th, 2024 at 09:25 UTC »

Looking from outside, the main conclusion is to send more ammo to Ukraine and reduce restrictions how to use it.